Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-08-27
putting thoughts into MY head which had
never been there before, felt passion.

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never been there before. / felt a passion
ate yearning for something unknown. I
was in some new place of light and beauty
uncomfortable; my spirits rose with q kind
of rapturc-I was out Of the body, float
ing in the air; there We're no words in
which I could clothe this new sensation.
l could have wept for very joy, but no
tears came. Presently it seemed rs If my
feet were moving i'll cadence, and my
whole frame undulating with the waves
of melody. I could bear it no longer, and
should have fallen, but that Dan caught
me with a ''Steady, pretty, steady! going
to sleep with the music in your cars,"
I was not going to sleep, indeed. But
Mr.. Campion ceased playing, and told me
that it was q German dance.
Nearly all that night l lay awake, Won
dering what new world was this into
which 1 had got a glimpse. And when 1
slept it was to dream of strange, delicious
things, clothed in shapes new and de-
lightful.
1t appeared next morning that Dams
idea of entertaining the guest was to hand
him entirely over to me. AL the others,
to be sure, had work to do. He was easy
to amuse when one got over the first shy
ness; and he was so good and thoughtful
that the shyness very soon disappeared.
Surely, of all the delightful companions
that any girl had mine was the most de-
lightful. He was always happy; nothing
ever rut1ed his temper; he was satisfied
with our simple way Of life; he seemed to
want nothing else than to go about all
day long with me; he never tired Of play
ing to us i'll the evening; he even encour-
aged my ignorant prattle, which must
hNxrn cnnp,aJ tr hin, ca cil1,- o,,l ,>rofo,,,,oI
hearing me talk to telling me stories of
the great world.
He came in August, he stayed with us
all through September and October; he
came when the corn was ripening; he
stayed after the corn was got in, and even
the cider apples gathered. 1 lived, for my
part, in II FOOLS paradise, thinking it
would last forever.
The beginning of trouble camc from
Joshua Mech.
We We're so happy, Dan and /, with our
new friend, that we hardly noticed tho
| strange fact that Joshua, who had been
wont to spend ut least n evening in the
week with us, had only visited lis once
since Mr.. Campion came. And that even
ing on which IL guest played he sat look
ing glum and ill tempered. One day in
October, never dreaming that Mr.. Cam
piOn was in any way associated with
Joshua's i'll temper, l took him across tho
fields to show him Joshua's mill. 1t GER
tainly was the prctticst of all mills; not
n of the great towers which spread out
long arms, and seem as if they are going
to catch you up in the mir, and carry you
round and round till you fly Off and arc
killed-nOt at all like one of them. but u
sweet and lovely water mill.
We found Joshua standing ut the door;
he was covered all over with flour, as be-
comes the sober, hard working miller,
looking as if his thoughts never ran on
anything more venturous than sacks of
corn and the everlasting grunting of his
waterwheel. When he saw us, however,
his face clouded over, and, instead of
coming to greet us, he retired within tho
mill.
ran to the door and called him out.
He came, scowling at Will, who was
seated on IL trunk Of IL tree.
Are you going to stay long in these
parts, young gentleman" he asked.
There was something in his tone which
Will resented.
perhaps l shall" he said, shortly.
ut depends, l suppose" said Joshua,
con how long you like to danglo about
VIVA SouliS sIi. "CuoH u llhc lLOLluOIi
ways in this part OF the country"
Will flushed red.
1--WE will discuss this subject when the
young lady is not present." he said.
81 shall DO glad Of an opportunity"
said Joshun, slowly. why, there, that's
spoke like u man. Maybe ! can get round
to Rousdon in the evening""
| ought to have known, but l did not,
what this meant.
You see, it was a fighting time. If com
mon men qunrrclcd with each other, or
with gentlemen, they had it out ut once
with lists or quarter staff. Gentlemen
fought with pistols. Friends aud seconds
EaW fair play.
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